# sidekiq-cron/sidekiq-cron

Scheduler / Cron for Sidekiq jobs

Repository: https://github.com/sidekiq-cron/sidekiq-cron
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sidekiq-cron
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: sidekiq-cron, sidekiq-jobs, cron-jobs, sidekiq-workers, ruby, sidekiq, scheduled-jobs, scheduler, ruby-on-rails, ruby-gem
Last push: 2026-05-27T14:26:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 84, release rhythm 71, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4756, "days_push": 98, "days_rel": 119, "gap_med": 58, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1945, forks 303 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:57.686808+00:00)

## What it is
Sidekiq-Cron is a Ruby gem that adds cron-style job scheduling to Sidekiq, running a scheduler thread alongside Sidekiq workers. It supports cron notation and natural-language schedules via Fugit, and safely handles multiple Sidekiq processes and nodes without duplicate scheduling.

## Use cases
- run a background job every hour in a Rails app
- schedule recurring Sidekiq workers with cron expressions
- periodic cleanup tasks in Ruby applications
- enqueue jobs at scheduled times across multiple Sidekiq nodes
- manage scheduled jobs with enable/disable status
- use natural language schedules like 'every day at noon'

## When to choose
- you already use Sidekiq and need scheduled/recurring jobs
- you run multiple Sidekiq processes or nodes and need deduplicated scheduling
- you want cron or natural-language schedule syntax in a Ruby/Rails app

## When to avoid
- you don't use Sidekiq or Redis-backed background processing
- you need sub-minute scheduling precision
- you use a non-Ruby stack

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: scheduling, workflow-automation, developer-tools
- domain: backend, web-development
- platform: ruby
- tags: sidekiq, cron-jobs, background-jobs, ruby-gem, rails, job-scheduler, automation, web-server

## Member repositories
- sidekiq-cron/sidekiq-cron (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.686808+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:07:59.020053+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sidekiq-cron/sidekiq-cron (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.686808+00:00, sha 1009b81232da)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.